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"The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate for a moment to prefer the latter."
![]() By: | ![]() Thomas Jefferson (more quotes by Thomas Jefferson or books by/about Thomas Jefferson) |
![]() | ![]() (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President |
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